You are on page 1of 16

PHILADELPHIA RESEARCH INITIATIVE

Philly311 After One Year


March 17, 2010
Key findings
By the end of 2009
 Budgets cut for technology and hiring
 Real improvement in call performance by end of 2009
 Impact on 911 hard to discern
 Spotty progress and stumbles on work-order coordination
 Staffing challenges
 No citywide savings, but relatively low cost
 Low awareness and usage among Philadelphians
 Moderate satisfaction among users

March 17,2010
2
Information or Service?

Calls Callers

March 17,2010
3
March 17,2010
4
Abandoned
311 call rates
by city

2009 annual
averages

March 17, 2010


5
311 requests for service in 2009

March 17,2010
6
Staff turnover for all of 2009 = 52.8%

1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09

March 17,2010
7
Per-capita cost
of 311 call center
by city

FY09-10
by city

March 17,2010
8
March 17,2010
9
March 17,2010
10
Thomas Ginsberg
Project Manager
Philadelphia Research Initiative

www.pewtrusts.org/philaresearch

tginsberg@pewtrusts.org

March 17,2010
11
Reference charts

December 8, 2021
12
December 8, 2021
13
December 8, 2021
14
911 and 311 calls in 2007, 2008 and 2009

March 17,2010
15
On time
requests
completed
or pending
in calendar
year 2009

Overdue
requests
pending or
completed
in calendar
year 2009

Graphic by Phila Inquirer

March 17,2010
16

You might also like